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A battle between two quintessential Canadian brands has finally found its way into court. On February 9, 2021, the Canadian musical group The Tragically Hip filed a Statement of Claim in the Federal Court of Canada against Trillium Beverage Inc. doing business as Mill Street Brewery. At issue is Mill Street Brewery’s use of “100
th Meridian” as the name of a beer and allegedly associating the beer with The Tragically Hip without the band’s permission.
While the matter is still at the pleadings stage, the move highlights the importance of rights holders not sitting on rights and paying close attention to the limitation periods applicable to intellectual property claims.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, right, talks with Debbie Ford, MSN, RN, center, chief nursing officer with Ochsner Medical Center, as she gets ready to receive the first coronavirus vaccine from Dr. Mona Moghareh, left, on Monday, December 14, 2020. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER
PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER
PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER
Veterans, healthcare workers at VA Medical Center receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Forty staff members and six veterans from the long-term care facility were given the first of two shots of the newly released vaccine. Author: Paul Dudley / Eyewitness News Published: 10:31 PM CST December 14, 2020 Updated: 10:31 PM CST December 14, 2020
NEW ORLEANS A handful of veterans and dozens of medical staff members at the New Orleans Veteran Affairs Hospital received the COVID-19 vaccine Monday afternoon, a historic moment in what medical leaders are calling a turning point in the deadly pandemic.
Inside a basketball gym in the hospital, 40 staff members were given the first of two shots of the newly released vaccine. Six veterans from the long-term care facility also received the shot. Christine Aucoin, a registered nurse from Metairie, was the first person at the VA to get the shot.